Agricultural Poisons Flashcards
(26 cards)
Treatment for baritosis
Magnesium sulfate / sodium sulfate
Major toxicologic concerns, many are already banned because they persist in the environment and accumulate in biologic systems
Chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides
Growth hormone stimulators in plants
Chlorphenoxy herbicides
Group of highly toxic substances such as PCDD and PCDF
Dioxins
Dioxin - PCDD
Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins
Dioxin - PCDF
Dibenzofurans
Metabolize to a toxic metabolite, called flourocitrate
Flouroacetates
Cholinesterase inhibitors used as pesticides
Organophosphates and Carbamates
Examples of OP
Malathion and Parathion
Examples of Carbamates
propoxur and aldicarb
Treatment for Organophosphate / carbamate poisoning
Atropine / Pralidoxime
Dipyridil herbicides used for weed control and as preharves defoliants
Paraquats and Diquats
Reaction of dicationic compounds with NADPH produces?
Highly reactive free radicals
Tissue destruction through lipid peroxidation
Superoxide anions
Used for large scale control of illegal marijuana growing
Paraquats
Chlorinated aromatic hydrocarbon used as a fungicide to prevent wood
Pentachlorophenol
Pentachlorophenol is formerly used as?
Multipurpose pesticide
It is an environmental contaminant being investigated as a hormone disrupter
Pentachlorophenol
Used as insecticide, herbicide, fungicide, and chemical intermediaries and in some explosives, dyes and photographic chemical
Dinitrophenol
Naturally occurring insecticides derived from the Chrysanthemum plant
Pyrethrins
Synthetically derived compounds, most common example is Deltamethrin
Pyrethroids
Other name of Deltamethrin
Miraculous insecticide chalk
Unique insecticide that causes irreversible IDDM and ANS injury by antagonizing the actions of nicotinamide and injuring the pancreatic B-cells
Vacor Rat Killer
Used as anti-coagulants and rodenticides; inhibit the hepathic synthesis of Vitamin K clotting or coagulating factos
Warfarin and Related Rodenticides - Coumarin Derivatives
